Parul Chaudhary bagged the bronze medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase with a Personal Best time of 9:08.67 on Sunday. The 32-year-old finished behind Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi, who registered a Games Record of 9:04.36, and Kazakhstan’s Norah Tanui (9:06.82). Ankita also managed a PB in her time of 9:19.24 but just missed out on a…
Tejaswin Shankar bagged a bronze in decathlon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan on Sunday, becoming the first-ever Indian man to win two medals in the gruelling discipline at the continental showpiece. Tejaswin, who had secured a silver medal in Hangzhou in 2023, finished third this time with a total of 7934 points. Home…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s dedicated blog for athletics action — on September 27, we start with the women’s long jump with national record holder Ancy Sojan and fifth-place finisher at the Hangzhou edition, Shaili Singh, going for a medal. Source link
A day that began with the longest competitive distance in athletics producing one of the most precious medals for India ended with questions around selections and accountability of absentee athletes that overshadowed the impressive performances from those who did turn up to do their best. Saturday morning at the Asian Games saw Sawan Barwal, a…
The Athletics Federation of India has taken a dim view of the absence of hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and triple jumper Praveen Chhitravel from their respective competition here on Saturday. While Jyothi did not start, Chitravel turned up, only for a foul on his first jump before retiring with both claiming injuries. “Someone has to be…
Baranica Elangovan became the first Indian to win a pole vault medal at the Asian Games, after she clinched bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Friday. The 29-year-old shared the bronze medal with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya. PROFILE – Baranica’s slow and steady rise to becoming India’s premier…
Olympic silver medalist hurdler Cyréna Samba-Mayela has been provisionally suspended during an investigation into missed doping control tests, track and field investigators said Friday. The 25-year-old French runner took silver in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics behind champion Masai Russell of the United States. It was France’s only track and field medal…
ARCHERY Recurve men’s individual qualification: Dhiraj Bommadevara finished 1st with 698, while Neeraj Chauhan was 20th with 676 and Yashdeep Bhoge 25th with 665. Dhiraj’s 698 was a new Asian and national record. India finished 3rd in the team qualification with 2039. Compound women’s individual qualification: Chikitha Taniparthi finished 1st with 705, Jyothi Surekha Vennam…
After running 9 and a half kilometers in a little under 27 and a half minutes, Gulveer Singh set off in a quartermiler-style sprint towards the finish line at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He ran his final lap of the men’s 10000m at the Asian Games in 57 seconds. It was a pace that…
Baranica Elangovan became the first Indian to win a pole vault medal at the Asian Games, after she clinched bronze in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday. The 29-year-old shared the bronze medal with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya. ஜப்பானில் நடைபெற்றுவரும் ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில், கோல் ஊன்றித் தாண்டும் (Pole Vault) போட்டியில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கம்…
